Water, Energy, and Food Security in the Arab Region: Regional Cooperation and Capacity Building

Higher consumption and increased import requirements for the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) region can be catered through neighboring trade partners if resources are optimally utilized. The purpose of this research is to analyze the connection between regional trade of SAARC countries and the food security challenges faced by the region. The study uses data from 1990–2018 for Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh to econometrically analyze the determinants of the volume of food trade. The results show that the gross domestic product of importing or exporting countries and foreign direct investment (FDI) have positive impact on regional trade. The bilateral exchange rate between trading partners has a negative impact on the trade volume. The results also showed the absence of a long-run relationship between volume of trade and food security using Johansen’s cointegration test. Our analysis suggests that policy makers should focus on the means for creating favorable environment in Pakistan and India to not only meet the increasing global demands for food but also increasing their competitiveness for high-quality and low-quality priced products in major exports markets.

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Food Security: From Self-Sufficiency to Production Diversification and Regional Cooperation – A Case Study in Rice Security

SSRN Electronic Journal ◽

10.2139/ssrn.2097812 ◽

2012 ◽

Author(s):

Michael Ewing-Chow ◽

Melanie Vilarasau Slade

Keyword(s):

Food Security ◽

Regional Cooperation ◽

Self Sufficiency

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Book review: Amer, K., Adeel, Z., Böer, B. & Saleh, W. (Eds.). (2017). The Water, Energy, and Food Security Nexus in the Arab Region. Springer International Publishing AG, 239 p

Vestnik RUDN International Relations ◽

10.22363/2313-0660-2019-19-3-515-517 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 19 (3) ◽

pp. 515-517

Author(s):

Alexander Alekseevich Kornilov

Keyword(s):

Food Security ◽

Arab Region ◽

International Publishing

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Mapping of Resources and Potential Development for Food-Secure Region in East Seram, Maluku Province, Indonesia

International Journal of Recent Technology and Engineering - 2 ◽

10.35940/ijrte.b3156.078219 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 8 (2) ◽

pp. 4143-4147

Keyword(s):

Food Security ◽

Capacity Building ◽

Rural Area ◽

Descriptive Analysis ◽

Group Discussion ◽

Security Level ◽

Literature Study ◽

Before And After ◽

Livestock Program ◽

District Change

In this study, we developed agro sector mapping of current condition, problems, threats, potentials, and strategic policies in rural area in East Seram, Maluku Province especially in Bula District. The aims of the agro mapping was to make food security planning in East Seram. The mapping process was conducted through literature study, observations, and data collecting through focus group discussion. The data were analyzed with descriptive analysis. We also collected the data based on 9 indicators of food security before and after 5 years of intervention in livestock program and capacity building. The data were calculated for their indicators and composite values, then analyzed to define food security improvement. Based on the data, livestock were still raised traditionally on pastures. To enhance food-security, the resilience should be built through: (1) the improvement of land productivity, including infrastructure, facilities for intensive livestock systems, and optimization of dry land’s potential; (2) water management; and (3) capacity building for communities. After the intervention, the food security level of Bula District change from priority 2 (severely vulnerable) to priority 4 (moderately vulnerable). It means building human centered community based and local resources management become important in food security strategic in rural area especially in East Seram, Maluku, Indonesia.

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The potential habitat of desert locusts is contracting: predictions under climate change scenarios

PeerJ ◽

10.7717/peerj.12311 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 ◽

pp. e12311

Author(s):

Jingyun Guan ◽

Moyan Li ◽

Xifeng Ju ◽

Jun Lin ◽

Jianguo Wu ◽

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Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Food Security ◽

Radiative Forcing ◽

Social Impact ◽

Regional Cooperation ◽

Extreme Weather Events ◽

Climate Change Scenarios ◽

Desert Locust ◽

Maxent Model ◽

Potential Habitat

Desert locusts are notorious for their widespread distribution and strong destructive power. Their influence extends from the vast arid and semiarid regions of western Africa to northwestern India. Large-scale locust outbreaks can have devastating consequences for food security, and their social impact may be long-lasting. Climate change has increased the uncertainty of desert locust outbreaks, and predicting suitable habitats for this species under climate change scenarios will help humans deal with the potential threat of locust outbreaks. By comprehensively considering climate, soil, and terrain variables, the maximum entropy (MaxEnt) model was used to predict the potential habitats of solitary desert locusts in the 2050s and 2070s under the four shared socioeconomic pathways (SSP126, SSP245, SSP370, and SSP585) in the CMIP6 model. The modeling results show that the average area under the curve (AUC) and true skill statistic (TSS) reached 0.908 ± 0.002 and 0.701, respectively, indicating that the MaxEnt model performed extremely well and provided outstanding prediction results. The prediction results indicate that climate change will have an impact on the distribution of the potential habitat of solitary desert locusts. With the increase in radiative forcing overtime, the suitable areas for desert locusts will continue to contract, especially in the 2070s under the SSP585 scenario, and the moderately and highly suitable areas will decrease by 0.88 × 106 km2 and 1.55 × 106 km2, respectively. Although the potentially suitable area for desert locusts is contracting, the future threat posed by the desert locust to agricultural production and food security cannot be underestimated, given the combination of maintained breeding areas, frequent extreme weather events, pressure from population growth, and volatile sociopolitical environments. In conclusion, methods such as monitoring and early warning, financial support, regional cooperation, and scientific prevention and control of desert locust plagues should be further implemented.

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